Jeremiah 1:9

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח יְהוָה֙ אֶת־יָד֔וֹ וַיַּגַּ֖ע עַל־פִּ֑י וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֵלַ֔י הִנֵּ֛ה נָתַ֥תִּי דְבָרַ֖י בְּפִֽיךָ׃

Transliteration

wa-yišlaḥ YHWH ʾet-yādô wa-yaggaʿ upon-pî wa-yōʾmer YHWH ʾēlay hinnēh nātattî dĕbāray in-pîkā

Grammar Details

*wa-yišlaḥ*: waw-consecutive with Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he sent/stretched out
*YHWH*: divine name - Yahweh/LORD
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*yādô*: singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hand
*wa-yaggaʿ*: waw-consecutive with Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he touched
*pî*: singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my mouth
*wa-yōʾmer*: waw-consecutive with Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said
*ʾēlay*: preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to me
*hinnēh*: demonstrative particle - behold/look
*nātattî*: Qal perfect 1st singular - I have given/placed
*dĕbāray*: plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - my words
*pîkā*: singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your mouth

Word Meanings

*wa-yišlaḥ*: and he sent/and he stretched out/and he put forth
*wa-yaggaʿ*: and he touched/and he made contact
*nātattî*: I have given/I have placed/I have put

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Exod 4:11-12 : 11 And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD? 12 Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.
Ezek 3:10 : 10 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thine heart, and hear with thine ears.
Matt 10:19 : 19 But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.
Luke 12:12 : 12 For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.
Exod 4:15-16 : 15 And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do. 16 And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God.
Isa 51:16 : 16 And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people.
Jer 5:14 : 14 Wherefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.
Isa 50:4 : 4 The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.
Luke 21:15 : 15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
Isa 49:2 : 2 And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;
Isa 6:6-7 : 6 Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar: 7 And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.

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